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Aug. 18, 1936. AG. MADDocK 2,051,264

CALENDAR Filed oct. le, 1955 2 sheets-sheet 1 .MR nu MY mm AA ATTORNEYS.

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Patented Aug. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE CALENDAR Y Albert G. Maddock, Detroit, Mich. Y Application october 16, 1935, serial No. 45,206

10 claims. (o1. 40-109) Y Y This invention relates to a calendar. It has to do especially with a calendar of an adjustable nature and which may be used by direct adjustment for a number of years, and which, by refer-y ence to a table, may be used to ascertain dates over-an indefinite number of years. Y Y There are a number of objects to the invention. One of these objects is the. provision of a calendar of the type mentioned which, it is believed, is reduced to its most. simple form, so that itis easy to use, cheap to manufacture and readily understandable. Also, it is an object of the invention to produce a calendar which, although it may be made of pocket size and readily carried by one who needs such a calendar,l is of such construction that the indicia thereon is not unduly small or hard to read, but to the contrary is relatively large and easily readable. To this end the calendar adapts itself for other kinds of uses; for example, it is readily adaptable for use as a desk calendar or a wall calendar, .in which case-it is feasible to make the printed matter of suchsize as to be easily readable from a distance, and yet the calendar may be made relatively' small in over-all dimensions. A still further object of the invention is the provision of a. calendar which provides on its face av relatively large area which may be used for advertising matter or other printed information. This is obtained even with a small pocket size calendar, while at the same time the printed matter used for calendar purposes may be of large type so that the same' may be easily read, at a distance if necessary, and easily adjusted, thus minimizing the possibility of errors. These and other objects will become more apparent as the following detailed description is considered in connection with the accompanying drawings. y Y

Inthese drawings:

Fig. 1 is a face view of a calendar constructed in accordance with the invention with parts cu vaway and parts shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a view of the back side thereof.

Fig. 3 is a view of the body of the particular calendar shown.

Fig. 4 is a back side view of the calendar showing the body portion enclosed upon an intermediate card member. Y Y

Fig. 5 is a somewhat enlarged view with parts cut away showing the intermediate card member.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of the card member villustrating the numbering arrangement. Y

Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on line 'l-l of Fig. 5.

While the structure of the calendar, so far as the general invention isv concerned, need not fol.. low thatshown herein, yet the structure. shown is one suitable for pocket. use, although the same structure may be used as a desk calendar and 5` provided with means for causing the calendar` to stand more or less erect, or awall calendar, in which Vcase'it is preferably made larger. The body of the structure shown herein may be in the nature of an envelope Vl having a. center part .2, l0 end flaps 3; a side flap 4 and a side flap 5. A card member 6 may be placed in the envelope and the same closed thereabout after the manner illus-,- trated in Fig. 4. The body member has a slot T substantially at the fold line between the portions l5 2 and 5, and an opening 8 which lies mostly in the center part 2., but which projects slightlyl into the ap 4. Y

The card member shown in Fig. 6 has a width which is substantially equal to therwidth of the 20 center portion 2 so that when the bodyl is folded thereabout the edges of the card are accessible,Y as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, so that the card may be adjusted lengthwise in the envelope. For` this purpose the card has a length less than that; of 25 the center portion2.

The portion 2 of the body is providedv withl seven apertures l0 positioned above the opening 8. The over-all length .of the combined apertures is substantially the `same'as the lengthrof the aperture 30 8, and the apertures arepositioned one above another and in staggered relation, as shown. These apertures present a stair step formation,

Below the apertures Ill and above the opening 8, the face of the calendar, that is theV center portion 2, is provided with indicia indicating thedays ofthe week. In the present form this is shown as comprising the rst letter of each day of the week (Fig. 1). This indicia extends across the top of the opening 8. Each letter may be 40 enclosed by lines, as shown. This entire day-ofthe-week indicia is represented by the reference character I5. .j g y Above the several apertures l0 there is a eld blocked ofi into spaces for receiving the names of the months. As shown, this eld, represented generally at I6, is divided into squares by printed lines. There are seven tiers or columns, each being in alignment with a day of the week and oneV of the openings l0. As shown, there are Vfour I areas in a tier. However more areas in a tier may be used, and with the arrangement shown three areas in a tierV maybe used. Y

It will at once be appreciated that, although there are twelve months to the year, Vthere are only seven days of the week that the rst of the i month can fall upon; YExcept for leap year, Jan- Vuary and October start on the same day ofthe week in any given Y'year; February, March and VNovember start onY the same day of the week; `YApril Vand July starton the same day of the week. These months, are grouped in tiers, as shown.

May, June Vand August in any given .year start on days of the weekdifferent` from vany other month, and are therefore veach separately located in a tier; September and December Vstarten-.the same Y Vday yof the'week and arelocated in one tier.

To take care of leap year, VJ anuary and Febru- Y ary are shown twice in this eld, Voneshowing of which is identified to stand out from' the rest of Vthe printedmatter;V for example, Janua'ryis Y July, sincein a leap year the :first day'of each of.

printed in heavy type in the column' of April and these falls upon-the ,same day ofthe Week; February vis printedinboldtypein the column with August, as these two monthsstart on the Ysame o The indicia, in addition to. showing the name of the month, may

day ofthe 4,weelr'inxa' leap year.

also indicate the numberfofjdaysin that particularmonth, as shown. Y

' The card has printed matter or` indicia thereon, as perhaps best'shoWn-in'Fig. 5.A The ,card bears numbers, generally'shown. at I1,` fory the fdays'ofthe month, arranged so -thatb'y shifting T3 Y theY kcardamonth can be shown starting uponY Y any day of the week. This is visible. through the lopening 8. For example, with the card positioned asrshown in'Fig. 5, the month starts onfSaturday.

` in this positionY the Vcara is located to the lex- "Ytreme right.. As the'card is shifted to the left thefrnonthvaries andthe "limitof movement is when the digit' 1 falls upon Sunday.Y This same arrangement is followed through for the second, thir'dfandfdurthfweeks ina month, and a portion ofthe fifth'weekpf," Y

y YIn addition,` the card hasV year numbers there- V' r on, generally identiedas at1 l'8." There are seven lines of 'year numbers positioned to line up with 14 the seven apertures I0, andtheV lines .are offset or staggered as shown. ".Moreover,` the year num'- bers in aline are in a properv sequencek deter! Vrmined toV give the prperindicationof a month.v

For instance, take `thevthird line from the top,

Areading-from right to left; it starts with 1934 and` runsYin sequenceup toY 1939, except for the Y insertionofYl941Y between 1935 land 1936. This useful as a reference calendar, or-in the nature of a'perpetual calendar so.VV that reference can be made to years or months pastor years or months VVin Vthefuture to ascertain dates. To' this en d the calendar lmay* have Ya table thereon asindicated-inv Fig. 2.` v.The table is not shown complete,

',butwsuicient portions thereof are indicated t() 65, giventhe'index number `17,5'1804 Yisgiven the index 'clearly Vconvey the thought; for instance, 1800 is fnnmberli, 1996 is'giventhemdex'number 5, etc.

Now instead of complicating Vthe structure by pro.-l viding separateo index numbers, o present arrangement contemplatesY usingv a; digit in one of Y the year numbers shown in the indicia ,.I8. The

lastjdigit`r of' therye'ar numbers may be used .for this purpose. As shown in Figfr the lastdig'it i 20 of each year is printed vin bold type. Also leap yearsfmayfbe printed Ain bold type Y The calendar isy used as followsi SupDQSe one wishes to refer to the monthlof June, V193.5; the card 6 is shifted right or left until theA year num-A ber 1935 appears in the opening I0 which is in alignment with the month of June appearing inV the field I6. The calendar is then in a position as shown in Fig. 5, and the month of June is in- Ydicated. The 31st day which is shown, maybeY disregarded, as the eld indicates the` number of days in the month of June. i to have the'calendar show the monthY of May,

Suppose one wishes Y 1935; the card` is shifted until the year number 11935 appears in the opening I0 under the monthV of May, (Figpl) then the calendar shows the month of May,Y 1935. kThis procedure may be carried out for any'month falling in any of the years appearing in the indicia I8. On an Vordinary year the January in the third column and the FebruaryV in Vij.hexsi1` th.column, whichtappear in bold Y table as shown in Fig;Y2 gives 1849 the index :number 4. The index numbers inthe table corre-v spond tothe last digit. of the yearsin theindicia I8, namely 4, 5, 6, '1,` 8, 9 and 1; `these digits appear inYeaehV line of the` indicia |85 If the month of September or December is desired in 1849,-'the card is adjustedY until the digitY 4 ap` pears through the opening IIlin alignmentzwith the tier containing the monthsrofSeptember and December. This lis the position shownjin -Fig..5. The calendar now shows either September or De cemberof 1849. ,Y Y'Y' Again, for the yearV 1899,'the table gives `this ruary, March orrNovember` arev desired for this year thecard is adjusted Vuntil vthe digit 9 Yappears, which is indicated in the position .shown in "Fig, l.y The same procedure. is'V followed bold faced 'type .showing January. or Februaryl is ,the January in the first column and February 'inY Y Y o the second column would be used. In 'leap years Yyear the index number 9., If the months-of Feb?V fthrough .for any year; and in any leap yearfthe Y suchthatin any adjustment `of the card only'one of the digits used for index numbers appears".v Y In YY other words, lin any givenrposition ofY thecardY each index number rappears once. .This is .illusi trated inrFig..1.Y i' Y -Y The fact that the calendar onlyshows one monthmakes it possible to have-a small'pocket Y- sized` calendar or a small desk, calendar large enough to be readily visible and readable at aYdis- Y tance.5 Even in wall sizes the calendardoes-not have i to bejundulyV large. Obviously vin years to come the Ycalendar maybe varied by putting'in diierent year numbers in the indicia, I8.'V Forexample, in 1942, the calendar` may show the years 1942-.to i947, inclusive, and V1,949. V,Obviously this requires changing the index numbers on Athe ref- Vn'otlimited tothe particular envelope and card erence table. YIn anyf group of seven consecutive Y Y Y years, two of such yearsv are the same, apparently structure shown, as`1 have shown'the calendar in perhapsV one of ,itsV most vsimple' forms.` 'More elaborate arrangements may be employed wherei such arrangements aredesired. ItY willal's'obe noted that While the readingmatter may belquite large, due to the fact only one monthis shown,

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the .readinematterias- .indicated herein takes up only one-third of the area on the face.. A Accordiliglv. tbeareas on eachside of the reading matter, as indicated at 2|, may be devoted to advertisementsorother printed infomation; .or forfthat matter the reference table maybe included on'the face of the calendar.

v11n' the claims appended hereto use is made of the terms` .horizontal andverticai. Where these terms are used, horizontal means the direction across the card or overlying member from right'to left. Vertica means. a direction from top to bottom as the device is 4viewed either in Fig. l' or -Fig.5. Also, useis made of the term .-opening with reference to the openings 8 and i0. 'What lsf meant' here is'that these are sight openings and need not necessarily be an aperture' or a hole, but may be, in a more elaborate form 'of calendar, closed with a transparent piece of material. V4Also it is said in the claims that the names of the months or days of the week are 1 shown, and this is to be construed to include abbreviations thereof. Y Wherein the appended claims it is specified that certain ol the digits are used for reference purposes, the meaning is that'the calendar may be used to refer to years ln the past or months inthe past, or years or 'months in the future. Y

The side flap 5 may be perforated as at 25 and the flap 4 may be perforated as at 26. When folded around the card these perforated lines match andtheflines define an intermediate tab. ThisV tab may be bent outwardly, the tab being shown at 21 in Fig. '7, so that the calendar may bemade tostand up in an inclined manner. The nap 5 may be glued into position with the result that the two parts of the tab 21 are glued together. When bent. out to the position shown in Fig. "I theA material at the bend line of the flap 5 is placed under a compression greater than that ofA the material of flap 4, because it is on the inside'of the bend, with the result that a strong tab is provided which resists further bending, 'andln fact has' `a tendency-to go back` to its initial position. This serves admirably as a support, asthe weight of the 'calendar tends to bend thetab further out-from'the body, `which the tab eilectively resists. Y Y I claimz.- Y

1. A calendar comprising, a card member having indicia thereonfor showing the days of the month and arranged to .show months starting on any one of the seven days in the week, said card having seven vertically'spaced lines of year numbers and with each line staggered a distance of one year numberrelative to the next adjacent line, and a member'overlying the card, said card member and overlying'member being adjustable relative to each other, said overlying member having'a vrelatively large openingA therein through which part of said indicia is visible to show a month, said overlying member. having seven rela. tively small openings each in horizontal alignment witha line of year numbers on the card, said openings being inA stepped relation, and the total horizontal extent 'thereof being substantially equal to the horizontal width of the large opening,

said overlying member having a field thereon divided into seven vertical columns each in alignment with a 'relatively small opening and each containing the name oi.'- one or more months of the year'.

' *'2. Af calendari comprising, a card member having indicia thereon for showing the days of the month and arranged to show months starting on any one of the seven days in the week, said card having seven vertically spaced lines ofyear numbers and Ywith each line staggered a distance of one year number-relativeV to the next adjacent line, and a member. overlying the card, saidcard member and overlying member being adjustable relative to each othensaid overlying member having a relatively large opening therein through which part of .said indicia visvvisible-to show a month, said'overlying'member having seven relatively small openings each in horizontal alignment with .a line of year numbers on the card', said openings being in stepped relation,` and the total horizontal extent thereof being substantially equal to the horizontal width of the large opening, said overlying member having a `field thereon divided into seven vertical columns, each in alignment with a relatively smallV opening, said'columns containing month names as follows: one column Vcontaining January and October; another February, March and November; another April and July; another May;` another June; another August; and another September `and December.

Y3. A calendar comprising, a card member having indicia thereon for showing the days. of the month and arranged to show months startingon any one of the seven-days in the week, said card having seven vertically spaced lines of year numbers and with each line staggered a distance of one year number relative to the next adjacent line; and a member overlying the card, said card member and overlying member being adjustable relativeto each other, saidoverlying member having a relatively large opening therein through which part of said indicia isvisible to show a month, said overlying member having seven relatively small openings each in horizontal alignment wltha lineof year numbers on thecard, said openings being in steppedrelation, and the total horizontal-extent thereof being substantially equal to the horizontal widthof. the large opening, said overlying member having a field thereon divided into seven vertical columns, each iny alignment with a relatively small opening, said columns containing month `narnes as follows: .one column containing January and October; another February, March and November; another April and July; another May; another June; another August; and another September and December; said column. containing April and July also containing the name January, and the column containing August also containing the name -February', with said last named names January and February identified as diiferent from the remainlng month names for leap year purposes. f

4. A calendar comprising, a card member having indicia thereon for showing the days of the month and arranged to show months starting on any one of the seven days inthe week, said card' member having a plurality of lines of year numbers, with the lines in vertically spaced relation and in'stepped relation, and a member overlying the card member, said cardmember and overlying member being relatively adjustable, said overlying member having a relatively large opening therein through which part of said indicia is visible to show `a month, said overlying mem-` ber having a plurality of relatively small openl j ingfa fieldY thereondivided into a piur'anty ofV vertical columns, each in Yalignment Vwith a relativelyY Ysmall opening and' Veach containingV the Y name of Vone o r more months of the year. Y Y 5. A'calendar comprising, a card member havingindicia thereon for showing'the days'of the Vmonthfand arranged to show months starting Yon-1any.oneofthe seven days in the Week, Vsaid card Vmember-having apluralityfof Vlines of` year Y numbers, with the lines inverticallyj'space'd re- Y lation and in stepped relation,jthe total width of-au `thermes substantiauy equal to the notai width of the indicia,fand a 'memberloverlying thecard`V member, said cardV memberV and overlying member being relatively adjustable', said overlyngmember having arelatively large opening therein vthrough whichy part of said indieiagis relation; Withrthe total horizontal extent visible to show'a month', saidroverlying memberrhavingV a plurality'of relativelysmall openings each in-horizontal'alignment with oneV of the lines of yearvnumbers and disposed in stepped thereof substantiauyequai to the horizontal wielenv of 'l the large-opening, Ysaid overlying'member having a eld thereon divided'into a plurality of vertical columns, eacliV 1in alignment withv a relatively small openingrand-"each containing the namev of 1 one or more months of the year.' z

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Y 6.' A calendar comprising, a card member. havingV indicia thereon for` showingzthe days of 1.the month and arranged to show Vmonths starting on any one ofthe seven days inrtheweek, said card -having'seven horizontal'lines of yearnumbers with the lines vertically spacedV and Vhorizontally* offset vand havingi a "total horizontal width sub- `stantiallyequal tol the horizontal width1of the Vsaid findicia, and a memberyoverlying the card "ber being relatively adjustable, said overlying member'rsaidcard member and overlying memi YYYber being relativelyladjustable, said overlying V4(7) member.' having an 'opening Vtherein through held-'thereon divided into seven vertical columns v each in vertical alignmentwithone of the Vseven f'small'openings and eachcontaining the name of one or more months of the year.` Y 17; A calender comprising, a card member having indicia thereon for showing the days of the-V month and' arrangedlto show-months starting on f' Y any one of the seven daysinVV theweekasaidicard having seven horizontal lines ofyear `numbers withY the 'lines vertically spaced andY horizontally ofsetand having aY total horizontal width sub- Y .stantially equal to the' horizontal Widthv ofV theV saidVV indicia, andV a .member overlying the cardn memberysaid card member andY overlying memmember having YanY opening therein through Vwhich part of saidindicia'is visible to show 'a '.month, said overlying member having -Vseven other: openings therein each in horizontal alignment with one of Vthelines of year numbers on the card,

said Vopeningsrlbeing'in steppedrelation correv v' VspendingY to the horizontal offset'of the lines of yearinumbers, the' total horizontal extent of said seven V'openings beingsubstantially equal tothe horizontal width of the" rstmentioned opening, Y 4said overlying member having a eld thereon di- Vvided lnto seven vertical columns each VVin vertical alignment with oneof the seven small open? ,ingsv and'each containingthe name of one orV more months o1' the year. f

8. A calendar comprising, -a`card member 'having. indicia thereon for-,showing thedaysof the Y month-and arranged `Vto "show months "starting f' on anyone of the' sevenV` days rin the week, said card having seven horizontal lines of year?` num- 'Y Y bers withl the Vlines vertically spaced and horizontally offset and 'having' a total :horizontal rWidth Vsubstantially equal to the horizontal 'width Vof the said indicia, and a memberoverlying the card .Y

member, said card memberrand overlying member' being relatively adjustable, said overlying member having ani-openingthereimthrough `which part of said'indicia-isvisibleto showa.;month, said overlying member having ,sevenotheropenone of the lines of yearnumbers ontherrcardi `'said-openings being, in stepped `relationcorrespending to the horizontal offsetoi' the lines 'of year numbers, said `overlying-member having indicia thereonfextending horizontally adjacent `the rst mentioned opening showing thendaysof` the week with the-name oieah dayA in alignmentV with one Aof 'the-sevenopeninga sadoverlylng member having a ileld thereondivided intfoseven Vings therein eachlnhorizontal ialignment-With vertical columns each in vertical alignment Ywith j one of the seven small openings and each'containing the name of one or Vmorenionths ofthe '0 l: i. 3 Y y year.Y l

9. A calendar, comprising,acard} member hav.-

ing indiciafthereon forshowing the days offlthe month `andarranged, to `show months starting:V on anyA oneV of thek seven days. in a weelgsaidV card having lseven* lines of Vyear numbers disposed in vertically spacedrrelatio'n with the lines horizontally staggered, the last digitof each-year num-.V Y ber being arranged to beidentifl'edfrom the other numbers, andamember overlying theY card`mem-A ber, saidcard""member and overlying member being relatively adjustable,Y said overlying member having an opening through whichV part of the said indiciaLisl visible to showa month, said over- .A lyingfmember havingseven other apertures-each Y in horizontal alignmentfwith one of the linesof year numbers .on the card, andjsaid seven openu ings being stepped Arelative to each othersorthat the total Width is substantiallyV equal to the width of the first mentioned opening, said4 overlying member having a eldthereon divided into seven Vertical columns each in alignment 'with' a-rela tively lsmall opening andV e'achco'ntaining the lastnamedfdigit of each lyear number, whichfis identified as specied, serving as an indexnumber! wherebythe calendar may. kbe used forref-V erenCe purposes.

10. A calendar comprising acard mernberhavingindicia 'thereon for Ashowing the days .of the' monthand Yarranged to'show. months star-ting on any one of the seven days in a week, said vicard 1 having seven lines; vof year numbers dispsed'in vertically spaced relation with the lines horizon-- .tally staggered, the'last-.digitof each'year lnumber beingrarranged'to be identified from thefother Y numbers anda member overlying the card mem- A ber, said card member andloverlying member-bef Y Ving l-relatively adjustable, saidV overlying member having -an opening; throughv which- .part of vthe said indicia-is visible to show amonth,salid'over-V lying memberhaving seven other aperturesreach in. horizontal .alignment -with one` of, Athe lines :of

yeary numbers on the VVcard, and saidseven open-Vv ingsbeing stepped relative to each other so .that

the. mm1 width isf s ubstannauy equal-,mythe'75'l Width of the rst mentioned opening, said overlying member having a field thereon divided into seven vertical columns each in alignment with a relatively small opening and each containing the name of one or more months of the year,

said last named digit of each year number, which is identified as specied, serving as an index number whereby the calendar may be used for reference purposes, and indicia on the overlying tical alignment With one of the columns and one 5 of the said seven openings.

ALBERT G. MADDOCK. 

